Did Prince Harry raise his eyebrows at Liam Payne because he’s Team Cheryl?

Cheryl and Harry have a lot of history – from her admitting she loved him to him confessing he was jealous of people spending time with her. So there could be a lot more behind that raised eyebrow than first meets the eye…

By Ellie Henman

15th March 2018, 3:38 pm

Updated: 15th March 2018, 6:45 pm

PRINCE Harry hinted he wasn’t the biggest fan of Liam Payne after raising his eyebrow during his performance at a Commonwealth Day celebration earlier this week.

Was Prince Harry's raised eyebrow his way of showing his support for Royal darling Cheryl?

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The singer's relationship with Cheryl has been on the rocks for some time

Cheryl and Harry’s very public love-in dates back years and has seen her showing her affection for him on a number of occasions, even admitting she dreamed of marrying Harry and joking he should call her for a date on national television.

As well as opening her charity centre in Newcastle with The Prince’s Trust, Kate Middleton even dressed like Cheryl during her hen-do.

At the time Cheryl admitted Kate’s confession was one of the most surreal moments of her career and said she was extremely flattered when the Royal told her she’d even donned the iconic costume and performed the routine to perfection with her sister Pippa.

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Cheryl has previously boasted about knowing Harry - pictured here watching her perform with Kate, William and Beatrice at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee - had the hots for her

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The Geordie star admitted Harry has always been her favourite Royal and said she'd had dreams about being married to him

But it’s always Harry, the one Cheryl has called her “favourite Prince,” who’s been her most avid fan.
In 2009 when Harry and William met Cheryl’s act Joe McElderry at The X Factor, Joe later confessed that Harry said he was “jealous he got to spend so much time with Cheryl”.

Three years later, Cheryl, who's met Harry multiple times, boasted that she knew Harry fancied her during a question and answer session for Marie Claire.

She went on to tell them: '”I love Prince Harry. Actually, I had a dream last night I married Prince Harry and was a real-life princess.

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Harry is reported to have told Cheryl's X Factor contestant Joe McElderry he was 'jealous' he got to spend so much time with her when he went to the studios back in 2009

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And according to Jimmy Carr, Harry worked hard to charm Cheryl when he introduced them properly

During an appearance on the Graham Norton show a few months later, Katy Perry tried to get things moving between the couple when Cheryl admitted she would consider going on a date with him.

Giggling, she then turned to the cameras and mimicked picking up a phone along with Katy who was in fits of laughter.

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Cheryl once joked that Prince Harry should pick up the phone and call her during an appearance on the Graham Norton Show

Jimmy Carr also gave it his best shot and revealed he’d tried to set the pair up after Cheryl told her fans she loved Harry again – once in another interview and again on Twitter after seeing him picking up a takeaway in Nandos.

At the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2014, Harry avidly watched Cheryl’s performance with William and Kate.

Jimmy then assigned himself as the Royal match-maker and told a very embarrassed about his plan.

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It's not just Harry who's a big fan of Cheryl - Kate Middleton is also an admirer

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The Royal - who's married to Prince William - even dressed up as Cheryl in this outfit during her hen-do to perform her hit Fight For This Love

The comedian explained: “So I was chatting away with Harry and I said, ‘Look, Cheryl Cole is over there, do you want to come over and have a chat because she's single and you're single?’

“He was really up for. And he was just incredibly charming and nice - he was just Prince Charming.”